Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Increasing numbers of people with type 1 diabetes, all of whose lives depend on insulin, as well as type 2 diabetics, have already adopted the insulin pump, which replaces a regimen of insulin shots with a continuous delivery of insulin. Yet many who stand to benefit from the pump are put off by not fully understanding the device, and many already using it don't have anyone with whom to compare notes about its use. Now Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, who has used the pump for more than three years, cuts through common personal fears about the pump and offers insight into the day-to-day challenges--and rewards--of life with it. Drawing on interviews with more than seventy-five pump users, including Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999, as well as diabetes experts and other health professionals, Kaplan-Mayer discusses how the pump affects your sex life, dealing with money issues, finding support, counting carbohydrates, and much more. Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified offers knowledgeable, informative, reassuring advice that all pump users--current and future--will find extremely valuable. Charts and tables add to this valuable insider's guide.

Kaplan-Mayer, Gabrielle: - Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer is a freelance writer and educator based in Philadelphia. She directs Whole Community Inclusion at Jewish Learning Venture. Her recent books include The Creative Jewish Wedding Book and The Kitchen Classroom. She is a featured blogger for Newsworks Philly Parenting and writes for and edits The New Normal: Blogging Disability. Her work has appeared in The New York Jewish Week, The Jewish Exponent and Kveller.com.

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ISBN 13	9781569245088
ISBN 10	1569245088
Title	Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified
Author	Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
Series	Marlowe Diabetes Library
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Marlowe & Co
Year published	2002-12-18
Number of pages	272
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